Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County Pennsylvania, p.183

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DR. JOHN C. LUKE, a prominent and successful physician of South Fork, this county, is a son of John and Charlotte (George) Luke, and was born in Blacklick township, this county.
    For the family history refer to sketch under the head of “The Luke Family” above.
    Dr. Luke was brought up on the farm and received his preparatory education in the public schools and attending school during the summer at the Western Reserve seminary of Farming in Ohio and Leroy academy at Leroy, Ohio. By teaching during the winter months and attending school during the summer he obtained a good preparatory education. He entered the office of Dr. G. W. Smith, of Hollidaysburg, as a student of medicine, entered the medical department of the University of Michigan at Ann Harbor, in 1865, and spent one term; then after teaching two years, entered the medical department of the Western Reserve university, at Cleveland, Ohio, from which school he graduated in 1871, taking a special course in operative surgery and holds a diploma for the same. After completing his professional preparations he located in Summerhill, this county, where he practiced nine years and then removed to South Fork, his residence ever since.
    Dr. Luke is progressive, keeps well abreast of the medical science of the age, and belongs to the Cambria County Medical society, of which organization he has been vice-president and was one of the committee appointed to revise the fee bill.
    In the Masonic Order, Dr. Luke stands high, being a 32^o Scottish Rite Mason.
    Dr. Luke has not confined himself to his profession, but has taken an active part in the industrial development of his neighborhood. He was one of the organizers of the Euclid Coal company in 1883, and was secretary, treasurer and superintendent of these minds until 1891, and is a one-third owner of a large tract of coal land in Adams township.
    Politically Dr. Luke is a republican, and was postmaster of South Fork under the administration of Benjamin Harrison from 1889 to 1893; school director for twelve years; councilman of the borough of South Fork, and has served as chairman of the Republican County committee of Cambria county.
    November 8, 1860, he married Annie, a daughter of Watson Thomson, of Indiana county, this State, and to this union have been born five children as follows: Arah, who died in childhood; Charles E., in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad company; Annie and John T., deceased and Roscoe M., at home.

DANIEL W. LUKE, a coal operator, of South Fork, this county, is a son of John and Charlotte (George) Luke, and was born March 23, 1841, in Blacklick township, this county.
    He was educated in the common and select schools, and at the age of eighteen began teaching and followed it two years. When the clouds of war arose he left the school room and took up arms in defence of the flag and the honor of the country. He enlisted as a private, but was promoted to a first sergeantey. Among the most important battles and skirmishes in which he took part are the following: Great Falls, July 7, 1861; Falmouth, April 18, 1862; Mechanicsville, June 26; Chickahominy, June 27, Cold Harbor, on the same day; Culpepper, July 12; Glendale, Jun 30; Nelson farm, Frazier farm and Turkey Bend, on the same date; Gumtown or Gainesville, August 28-29, 1862; Bull Run, August 30; White Oak Swamp, June 30, 1862; Malvern

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